PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967024

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONCape May New Jersey

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
1 Possibly Balloon

1. DATE

3 December 1957 __ tape May, New Jersey _
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Lees acto: Pee XCI Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar

O Was Aircraft
| QO Probobly Aircroft
om7r_04/0015Z D Air Visual D Alr-Intercept Radar |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE HX Was Astronomical YOnus
O Yes O Probably Astronomical

X(t Ne O Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

aval Air Station Personnel _
@. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

0 Other Pt eS Se
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
? 0 Unknown
40 minutes one... Sto SW _ Sane
10. BRIE SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Yery bright object noted in southern Definitely Venus on the basis of
sky. Moved slightly to SW in 40 minutes] benrings and elevations given,
sources stated that there appeared to This planet now so bright that
be an explosion before it) disappeared newspapers have commented how
beyond the horizon, many persons have been reporting
it. Re: H.O. Euphemens, Astro,
Charts ~ computers,

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